Alexander Moon
Birth name | Alexander Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01[1] m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Joseph’s College Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Moon (born 6 September 1996) is an English professional rugby union player currently playing for the Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints. He plays at Lock.
Background[]
Moon began playing rugby during his time at St Joseph's College, Ipswich where he studied from age 5 to 15. He earned a three-year scholarship to Sedbergh School[2] to complete his A Levels and further his rugby development.
Alex comes from a strong rugby family with his father, Jon, coaching Ipswich rugby club and aunt, Vickie, a former physiotherapist for Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie. His uncle played for the rugby league side, Bradford Bulls.[3]
Club career[]
In 2015 Northampton Saints confirmed that Moon would join their senior academy, awarded a professional contract for the 2015/16 season.[4]
Alex has made a handful of appearances for Northampton senior team and most recently helped Northampton Wanderers lift the Premiership A League trophy beating Gloucester United 36–15 in the 2017 final.[5]
He has now signed his first professional senior contract with the Saints.[6]
International career[]
Moon received his first call-up to the senior England squad on 20 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Alexander Moon (Lock)".
- ^ Brammer, Chris (25 March 2015). "Eastern Counties boys excelling with Northampton Saints' academy". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Alex Moon". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Northampton Saints: Harry Mallinder among 13 players to sign new deals". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 The Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Northampton lock Moon signs senior deal". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- Northampton Saints players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Ipswich